Cruder, Cinzia
Schönhofer, Pia
Schneebeli, Alessandro
Vercelli, Stefano
Barbero, Marco
Article History
Received: 19 February 2025
Accepted: 28 July 2025
First Online: 30 September 2025
Declarations
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: All procedures performed in this study were in accordance with the ethical standards of the Cantonal Research Ethics Committee of Canton Ticino (Switzerland) (Ref. CE 4447, BASEC 2023 − 01616) and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Additionally, the study reporting adheres to the STROBE guidelines for observational studies.Before starting any procedure, all participants received written information about the study and signed an informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.